We're Going on a Fossil Hunt by Joan Joass
29.00 NZD
Category: Fossils
Before Joan Joass started writing this book, she asked a group of children from the intermediate and senior classes at Waioneke School, "What are ten things you'd most like to know about fossils?" This book includes simple answers to their most common questions. The information presented is based on the ...Show more
Modern New Zealand Cricket Greats - From Stephen Fleming to Kane Williamson by Dylan Cleaver
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
New Zealanders have just lived through a Golden Age of Cricket. That's not a sentence many brought up with a love of the great game in the 1990s thought they would read as the national side took the gains made in the 1980s - mostly though the deeds of the great Sir Richard Hadlee and the burgeoning tal ...Show more
Oh Boy: A Storybook of Epic NZ Men by Stuart Lipshaw
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
There are many kinds of hero! OH BOY is a striking collection of true stories about amazing New Zealand men who busted stereotypes and broke through obstacles to follow their passion. Heroes can wear rugby boots or ballet shoes. They can go on adventures, build rockets, or save lives. They can change th ...Show more
Dancing with the Machine by Jo Morgan; John McCrystal
37.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Mountaineer, adventurer, avid motorcyclist and constant traveller, Jo Morgan has lived an extraordinary life.The youngest of eight children, Jo was brought up largely by her mum after her father died when she was only one, and she has always had an adventurous side. As soon as she turned 15, Jo got her ...Show more
Friends indeed by Sue Allison
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
This book tells the stories of dogs working in assistance roles, helping their human friends when they are most in need. They guide those who cannot see and listen for those who cannot hear. They carry out physical tasks for people with mobility issues, offer emotional support for those struggling to co ...Show more
Snow Petrel - A Father - Son Voyage to the Windiest Place in the World by Jon Tucker
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
[Colour edition] When Ben Tucker and his kid brother Matt decided to sail south from Tasmania, looking for icebergs in a small home-built yacht, their father Jon was allowed to come along as their cabin-boy, on a promise of good behaviour.The unfolding adventure took them through thick pack ice to becom ...Show more
Nature's Alphabet by Andrew Crowe; Dave Gunson
22.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
In Nature's Alphabet, writer Andrew Crowe and artist Dave Gunson take a tour around New Zealand's wild places to seek out the curious and fascinating. The result is a unique combination of junior nature encyclopedia and alphabet book - an entertaining, multi-level approach to reading and learning.
Always Going Home - Lauris and Frances Edmond, A mother-and-daughter story by Frances Edmond
40.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Always Going Home is the compelling personal story of Frances Edmonds relationship with her beloved, complicated, difficult mother, the award-winning poet Lauris Edmond (19242000). This book takes a more intimate look at areas of Lauriss private life than have been detailed in previous family histories ...Show more
Flight of the Honey Bee (Nature Storybooks) by Raymond Huber
19.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Series: Nature Storybooks
Follow the flight of a honey bee as she searches for nectar to sustain her hive and, along the way, pollinates flowers to produce seeds and fruits. A tiny honey bee emerges from the hive for the first time. Using sunlight, landmarks, and scents to remember the path, she goes in search of pollen and ...Show more
Machines and Inventions (All About New Zealand...) by Dave Gunson
27.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Series: All About New Zealand...
Kids are fascinated with watching things move. From an early age they love mechanical toys that go click and whirr and they delight in finding out how machines work. From the great waka canoes hollowed out from tree-trunks, to jet boats, motorbikes, racing cars and high-tech space rockets, New Zealand ...Show more
My Little Book of Bugs (Board) by Te Papa Press
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Board & Cloth Books
A beautiful board book for New Zealand babies and their whānau, featuring amazing photos of bugs in the Te Papa collection. In both English and te reo Māori, it is a perfect gift for any baby and will be well treasured.
Off Loading with Sonny Bill Williams by David Riley
30.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography | Series: Reading Warriors
Off Loading with Sonny Bill Williams is published by Reading Warrior. Reading Warrior creates resources that help students learn about their own cultures, strengthen their literacy and inspire them with stories of positive role models and achievers. Off Loading with Sonny Bill Williams is the incredible ...Show more